When There Is Nothing Left But Love

With that, I walked away and didn’t look back.

He didn’t follow us out; he had no reason to, nor did he have any need to. My attitude had been enough to make him come to his senses and realize that trying to claim custodial rights over Summer was a lost cause. If he dared piss me off, I would go to much further lengths to hide Summer away than just transferring her to another school.

While in the car, I snuck another look out the window at the café while John was busy buckling his seatbelt. “I have a weird gut feeling,” I told him, frowning. “call some of your best men from the company’s IT department over to the house.”

He silently considered the idea for a moment before taking out his phone and swiftly tapping the screen several times. After that, he started up the car engine and drove us home.

Half an hour later, we arrived at the Stovall residence, where a group of five or six nerdy-looking boys wearing glasses and a similar style of checkered shirt were already waiting for us inside.

“Mr. Stovall,” they politely greeted, bowing in John’s direction.

John made a simple sound of acknowledgment, turning to face me. “The nation’s highest-ranking graduates in the IT field this year are all here. Just tell them whatever you need from them. They might seem a little dense, but they’re good at what they do.”

and cutting to the chase.

called out loudly. His gaze was fixed on the floor, and I could

faring any better; some were clenching and unclenching their fists nervously, while some were hanging their heads. I gave John a questioning glance, as if to ask, “Are you sure these

his arms, proudly lifting his chin in the air as if anticipating

many suspicions, but I had

each

“No problem, Ms. Stovall!”

see the boy from earlier staring at

seconds straight, he suddenly lowered his voice

of the boys instantly got moving, bowing before me before lining up and heading for the dining table where they had their laptops

blink of an eye, the room was filled with the furious, rapid clicking sounds

all gazing intently at their screens, eyes slightly squinted as the tips of their fingers flew